At first, the water mat paid attention to 8 large bowls and 8 small bowls. Because it is served one after another like running water, and the dishes are mostly soup and water, it is named water mat. The format of Luoyang water mat is very particular, with 24 dishes no more or less, 8 cold dishes and 16 hot dishes without any deviation. 16 hot dishes are divided into large, medium and pressed dishes, with exquisite names and strict serving order. Cold dishes are served only after the guests are seated. Eight cold dishes are divided into four kinds of meat and four kinds of vegetables. The flower-and-bird patterns made of cold dishes are colorful and unique in conception. The water mat wins first, and you can see the attendance at a glance. You don't have to move chopsticks to get an appetite.
Serve 16 hot dishes once after cold dishes. When hot dishes are served, Chinese food and Chinese food are paired together, that is, one big dish and two slightly smaller Chinese food are paired together. Said, "Take it to the imperial court." On the water table, people who love cold food can find cold dishes that suit them, and people who love hot and sour vegetables can make you sweat. Some people like sweets, and the fourth group of beets is enough to make people eat fragrant and comfortable. If someone likes to eat meat dishes, there are all kinds of delicacies, birds and animals on the mat. I don't want to eat meat, but I want to eat vegetarian dishes. Vegetarian dishes with ordinary vegetables as raw materials are carefully cooked and refreshing.
Soup is the characteristic of water mats. People who go to eat alternately eat soup and vegetables, which can make people feel comfortable in their stomachs. Anyone who knows the local customs knows that all 24 dishes are served. This bowl of Fujian soup shows that the water mat has come to an end, and the host and guest are all happy, and they all get up and leave.
Because Luoyang water mat is rich in content and complete in taste, its application scope is wider than that of ordinary banquets. The nobles who entered the palace frightened the people, and people ordered food according to their own economic strength, which was generous and affordable. It is said that Wu Zetian tasted Luoyang water mat in the Tang Dynasty and was full of praise after eating it. Nowadays, many flavors. The foreign heads of state and Chinese and foreign guests who have visited Luoyang water mat also praised Luoyang water mat.